Piston-valve reciprocating sleeve for manifold selections



Feb. 27, 1923. 1,446,875

- E. R. BURTNETT P-ISTONNALVE RECI'PROCATING SLEEVE FOR" MANIFOLD SELECTIONS Filed June 11, 1920 sheets-sheet 1 ATTORNEQ Feb; 27, 1923. 1,446,875

E. R. BURTNETT PISTON VALVE RECIPROCATING SLEEVE FOR MANIFOLD SELECTIONS l/Izljd l ATTORNEYS Feb. 27 1923. 1,446,875

. E. -R. BbRTNETT PISTON VALVE RECIPROC ATING SLEEVE FOR MANIFOLD SELECTIONS 4 sheets'sheet 5 Filed June 11, 1920 4 5 i 7 Q. a .6; i i H I I i I vilnlltlillldll' .I VENTO EQE T ATTORNEYS Feb. 27, 1923. 1,446,875

E. R. BURTNETT PISTON VALVE RECIPROCATING SLEEVE FOR MANIFOLD SELECTIONS Filed June 11, 1920 4 sheets-shew 4 V II [I l 2/ i I II JI H I l 514552-775 BURT/ ETF Patented Feb. 27, 1923.

EVERETT a. nnnrnnrr; or Los anennnscnnrronnm,nssidivon aria rrnaora ranslvn "imam-e s, To roranre, a VOLUNTARY TRUST.

' PISTON-VAIJX TE RECiPRQCATING snnnvnroniunmrotn snrinorrronsr Application filed une -11, 192 0. I sw rm. 388,15 0.

To all whom it vim-y concern:

Be it known that I, Evnnn'rr R. BURTNnrr,

a citizen of the United tates residing 'at Los Angeles, 1n the county oi Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in PistoneVa-lve' .lteciprocating Sleeves for. Manifold Selections, of which the following is a specification. p

-This invention :relates to prime motors and particularly to internal. combnstion engines having. valve mechanism for. the respective cylinders -;con1prising a reciprocating sleeve valve co'operating. with a piston valve reciprocating withinsaid sleeve valve.

It isthe objectfofthe invention to provide a construction of this character in which the valve elements are so arranged as to permit the cylinder block including thehead portion in vhichthe valve mechanism is'received to ,be cast as anintegral structure,

the head portion thereof containing thevalve mechanism being a machined bore that is a direct extension of the. cylinder bore. I v

t is a further object of the invention'to provide a construct-ion as thus set forth-in which the valve mechanism may be readily removed and; inspected;

It is astill further object or the invention to so improve the construction of the valve mechanism as to providea structure adapted vto Withstand an appreciable increase of temperature and Which is designed to operate as-efiiciently at high engine speeds as at lOW speeds. It is also an object of the invention to provide, a COIlStIHClZlOIr'WhlCh will permit of a Wide range of port area ratio in comparison to the bore andstroke of the engine, and also to. provide a structure which will be silent in operation and of f increasing efficiency withcontinued use.

Further objects of the 1I1V8Hbl01'l. will b readily understood from the following. description of the accompanyingdrawings, n

Figsg l, 5 and are transverse. sections on the lines of Fig. 2.

Fig; 7 is a fragmentary lon itudinal sec 2:) i .tion through the upper portion of the cyl nder block for one of the engine uni-ts.

8+8 of Fig.7.

Fig. 9 is aside elevation partly-inflongif tudinal section 7 oil the valve for one of the'engine units.

Fig. 10 1s a top plan view oi -thessune I F ii isa side elevation of the statio rv Fig. 12 is a topplan. ew of the same;

reciprocating, sleeve ting sleevevalve andsurroinid- Fig. 13 is-a lbngiti'idinal.. 'sectioironthe 1in e 13 l3 or" Fig-11,1 4 1 Fig. l4; IS a perspective vie v tron otthe vaive shaft for 'the engine which co-ope'rates With the valvemechanism for one of the engine units..-

The improved form of; the engine com- I prises an intermediate casing Orgblook sectron generally designated at 2, thel0wer por tlon of Which is PIOVlL'lGClJVltll base-flanges 3 applicable to the flanges 4. of the crank case or basin section 5 the flanges 8 and 4 being secured by'bolts or other. suitable fastellingv n'ieansf Within the block 2 there may be formed one or more piston cylinders 7 spaced from each other xvi-thin,agivater...

jacket .or chamber-8 so that the entire cylinder of'eachor" the engine units is isurr'ounch ed by cooling liquid. "Vilithin each cylinder of the engine reciprocates 1apiston'fijconnee-ted by aconnectingrod 10 to a respective crank pin 11 of a crank"sha ift 1'2 apfpropri-ately ournaledin the, sections; 2 5.

Each of the cylinders Tris provided with an inturned'fiange T thatjis provided ith an upvvardlyv extending cylindrical pm; on

alining with, the piston chamber Tsoas to form a chamber 14 forthe valve,. mecl1anism of the 'cylinderp-and in which there is '1'nounted a piston valve 15 in spaced relation from the Wall of said chamber. This piston valve is "provided withnafwrist pin 16; attached by. a link 17 toa. crank'or'ec i portion 18, 'shown in 1 as being gr' al with valve shaft 19 extendingfne the top of the -por- 13 less diameter than, 'andp referably p 60 F 1g; 8. 1s a longitudinal section'jon the line j of the engine structure and having suitable bearings 20 extending upwardly from the top of the cylinder block.

At approximately the intersection of the cylinder 7 and the reduced cylinder 13 there maybe provided a'pocket 25 to receive a" spark plug 26.

The cylinder 13 is shown as of sufiici'ent length so as to provide for the piston valve 15 during its travel from its lower position, shown in Fig. 2, to the upper or outer position,ias determined by its stroke from the crank 18, and as the piston valve 15 moves upwardly from the position in Fig. 2 it is designed to pass an inlet port land outlet port (1 provided in cylinder 13. These ports communicate respectively with fines 33 and 34 extending across the'wate'r jacket 3 to the outer wall of the cylinder block and preferably cast integral with said cylinder block.

Inlet and exhaust manifold pipes 33 and 34 may be connected to the cylinder block so as to communicate with the inlet and exhaust fines respectively, as by bolts 21, and a dust'cap 22 is, preferably, received over the valve shaft 19 and suitably connected to thecylinder block as by bolts 21 Bearing caps 23 co-operate with bearings 20 and may be secured thereto, by bolts 21*.

A, sleeve valve 27 slidably fits within cylinder 13 in an annular space 28 formed by a stationary sleeve 29 spaced within cylinder 13 and surrounding piston valve 15 so that the latter slidably therein. The sleeve 29 is provided at its upper end with an annular flange 29' adapted to be received against the head'of the cylinder block for supporting said sleeve, said flange being, preferably, bolted to the cylinder head by bolts 21. The stationary sleeve is provided with inletand exhaust ports 1 and O in alinement with inlet and exhaust fiues and 34 respectively, and each of these ports is, preferably, divided longitudinally by a reinforcing bridging wall 30.

The sleeve valve 2'? has at its upper end an outwardly extending wrist pin 27 on which is pivoted a short connecting link 35 connected to wrist pin or crank 36, shown in Fig. 14 as formed in'the valve shaft 19; the wrist pin 36 being arranged at one side of the crank part 18 connected to the connecting rod 17 of the piston valve. 18 is shown in Fig. 14 as set in advance of the crank 36 90 in the direction of rotation of the valve shaft, and this shafttis driven at ratio of 1 to 2 of the engine crank shaft 12 by a train of gears including a gear 37 se cured atone end of the shaft 19 and mesh- .ing with a pinion 33 which is one-half the size of gear 37 and is secured on the upper end of a shaft 39 provided with suitable journaling part 40 attached to the body section 2. The lowerend of the shaft 39 carries a pinion 41 engaging a complementary being made to one stroke of the The crank It is understood that any suitable timing and driving means may be used to connect the crank shaft 12 with the valve shaft 19..

The sleeve valve 2? is'shown as provided with an inlet port 1 opposite side is provided with an outlet port 0 above the inlet port, these ports being relatively offset longitudinally a distance the width of the inlet and out-v about equal to let ports I and O. The inlet and exhaust ports I andO are, preferably, divided longitudinally by reinforcing bridging walls 30.

Suitable packing means are provided'between the various movable parts, as for example packing rings 43insleeve valve 2?, in stationary sleeve 29, and in piston valve 15 respectively. 7 Operation of the engine is as follows:

on one side and on the Starting with the piston 9 at top center,

assuming there is a charge of new gas com' pressed'in chamber 14, thesparkoccurs and as the piston9, from the expansion of the burning gases, moves downwardly, the edge f the valve piston 15 moves upwardly from the position indicated by A to a position indicated by B, and the lower edge of the exhaust port 03 in the sleeve 27 inoves {T011111 position indicated by D to a position indi= cated by F, and the lower edge of the intake port I of the sleeve moves-from a position indicated by G to a position indicated by K when the working piston 9 lower dead centerafter completing'the expansion stroke. i I

' Asthe working piston 9 starts to move upward the lower edge of the valve piston 15 begins to uncover the ports I and of sleeve 30 allowing the exhaust gases to escape from'the combustion chamber 14. At this moment it will be seen. the exhaust port 0 is in full registration with'the port 0, hence, the escape of the exhaust. gases into the exhaust passage 34v When working pishas reached the ice ton 9 reaches the topdeud center, complet-.

ing the second. or scavenging stroke of the four cycle operation, the head of-the valve piston 15 will have reached a point indicated by C, two strokes of the working piston 9 valve piston 15, thus leaving the-ports I and '0 fully uncovered and open 'to the combustion chamber 14. this position of the working piston!) and the valve piston 15, the lower edge of the exhaust port (1 of the sleeve 27 has reached a point indicated by D cutting'oflj'ithe registration of the exhzuist port 0 and the lower edge of the in take port T of sleeve 27 has again reached a position indicated by G. r

As the Working piston 9 moves downward on the admission stroke the head edge of the valve pis'ton15 also moves downward, and

the intake port I of the sleeve moves up ward, registering the intake manifold port I, hence the registration or direct passagefor the intake charge, from intake manifold 33. into the combustion chamber. As the working piston reaches the end of the outward stroke or lower dead center, completing. the

' third'stroke of the cycle of operation, the

i thatthe portsare in position for repetition head-edgeoftl e valwe piston 15 will have again reached t-heposition"indicated by B, closingj or cutting off-the registration with the combustion chamber, and the lower edge! of'the'enhaust port 0 of sleeve 27 will have reached a position indicated byI E, andthe by'A'and the lower edge 'of'tl'ie exhaust; port" 0 of the sleeve will have returned to the position indicatedwby D. and the loweredgeof the-port I of'the- Sleeve will have returned to the position indicated by G,th'erebyclosing boththe intake and exhaust ports, so

of the cycle of operation. j

Various changes-may be made Without departing from'the spirit of the inventionas claimed. I j Y I iVh-at; is claimed is:' r i r 1. In" an internal combustion engine, a main cylinder, a secondary cylinder projecting from one end ofisaid' main cylinder, said secondary cylinder being smaller in diameter than the: main cylinder and having the same internal diameter throughout its'length, said smaller cylinder being provided with oppositelydisposed inlet andexhaust ports, a sleeve valve arranged for reciprocation I within the smaller cylinder and having ports sleeve valve, whichsleeve is provided with 3 in different planes that are adapted to register with the inlet and exhaust ports in the smaller cylinder, a sleeve fixed to the end of the smaller cylinder and extendinginto the oppositely disposed ports that are positioned in direct alinement with the inlet and exhaust ports in the smaller cylinder, a piston arranged for reciprocatory movement within the sleeve for controlling the ports therein, a

shaft journaled adjacent to the outer end of the smaller cylinder, which shaft is provided with cranks that are arranged at right angles to each other, a connection between the piston and one of said cranks and a connection between the sleeve valve and the other crank.

.2. In an internal combustion engine, a main cylinder, a secondary cylinder projecting fromone. end 'of said main cylinder, said i secondary cylinder being smaller in diameter than the mainycy-linder and having the same. internal diameter throughoutiits length,

said smaller cylinde-r being provided with "oppositely disposed inlet and exhaust ports, a sleeve valve arranged for reciprocation within the smaller-cylinder and. having ports in different planes that areadapted t0'; register with the-inlet and exhaust ports in the smaller. cylinder, a sleeve. fixed to the end of 7 the smaller cylinder and'extending'into the sleeve valve, which sleeve. is provided with oppositely disposed portsthat are positioned in direct alinement. with the inlet and if/X1 haust ports inthe. smaller cylinder, aipiston' arrangedfor reciprocatory movement'within I the sleeve for controlling-the ports therein, a shaftjournaledadjacent to the outer end of the smaller cylinder, which shaft, is pro-;

vided with cranks that are arranged at right angles to each other, aconnection between. i

the piston and one of saidcranks, 'a"connection between the sleeve valvev and the other crank, a piston inthe first mentioned cyl der, a crank shaft arranged for operation adjacent to the outer; endof said first 'mentioned cylinder, and a connection {from "the; last mentioned pistonftolsaijdcrank shaft.

I 3. In internal combustion eng ne, a

mainlcylinder, a secondary cylinder project ing from one end of sa d main cylinder, sa d internal diameter throughont its, length, said smaller cylinder being provided with oppositely disposed inlet and exhaust ports, a sleeve mi e. arranged; for reciprocation within thesmallercylinder andhavingiports- I v in different planes that, are. adapted to register with; the. inlet and exhaust, ports in the smaller cylinder, a sleeve fixed to" the end,

secondary cylinde :beingsmaller in diameter. I

than the 'main, cylinder andhaving thesame j j v of. thesrnaller cylinder and-extending into 5 the sleeve valve, which sleeveis provided with oppos telydisposed ports that are p0: sitioned in direct aline nent withuthe mlet and'exhanst ports, in the smaller cylinder, at

piston arranged for; reciprocatory movement within-the sleeve for controlling the ports therein,"a shaft jonrnaled adj acent ito, the,

outen end of-jthe. smaller cylindcr, ,which shaft'is provided with cranks that are; an

rangedat right angles to each-other, a con- M nection between the piston and one of said cranks, a connection between the sleeve valve and the other crank,a piston in the first mentioned cylinder, acrank'shaft arranged for operation adjacent to the outer end. of i said first mentioned cylinder, a connection from the last mentioned piston to said crank shaft, and driving connections between the two crank shafts whereby the v'alve operat ing crank shaft is driven at half the speed of the crank shaft that is connected to the piston in the main cylinder of the" engine.

' which.

pocket formed in 'ing from' one en' at; in an internalcombustion engine, a cyi'- inder casting comprising a main cylinder having'a uniforn'i diameter throughout its length, smaller"secondarycylinder extend mg from one endof said main cylinder,the

cooling fluid chambers, there being oppositely disposed inlet" and exhaust ports formed through the wall of the secondary cylinder, crank shaft bearings formed integral with the outer end of the secondary cylinder, and there being a "spark plug pocket formed in the wall" of the cylinder casting adjacent to the innerend of the sec-' ondary cylinder.

5. Inan internal combustion engine, a ijlinder casting comprising a main cylin- -er,lthe internal diameter of which is unifoiuthroughout its length, a smaller sec- 41y cylinder projecting from one end of said main cylinder, the" internal diameter of Qsccondary cylinder is "the same throughout its length, there being an in" ternal shoulder formed between the adj acent ends of the chambersin the two cylinders, the walls of said cylinders being provided with cooling fluid chambers, there being oppositely disposed inlet and exhaust ports formed through the wallet the-secondary cylinder, crank shaft bearings formed inte'gralwith the outer end of thesecon'dary linder, and there being aspark plug casting immediately above ,saidinternal shoulder,

6. In an internal combustion engine, a

linder casting comprising a main cylinder vi'ng a uniform diameter throughout lts length, a smaller secondary cylinder extendl of saidmain cylinder, the

- internal diameter of which secondary cylinder is uniform throughout its length, the

\valls of both cylindersbeing provided with cooling. fiuid chambers, there being oppositely disposed inlet and exhaust ports formed through the wall of thesecondary cylinder, crank shaft'bearings formed inouter end of the secondary cylinder, there being a spark plug pocket formed in the wall of the cylinder casting adjacent to the inner end of the secondary the wall of the cylinder 7 cylinder,an open end'sleeve arranged in'the upper portionv o' spaced apart from the wall thereof, which sleeve is provided with ports that register with the ports insaid secondary cylinder and sleeve arranged for reciprocating movement between said first mentioned sleeve and the wall of the secondary cylinder, which reciprocating sleeve is provided with ports that are adapted to register with theports in the first mentioned-sleeve and in the sec-. ondary cylinder, and a'piston arranged for reciprocatory movement within the first mentioned sleeve. i p

i7. 111 an internal combustionxengine,-a cylinder casting comprising amain cylinder having a uniform diameter throughout its length, a smaller secondary cylinderextending from one end of said main cylinder, the

internal diameter of which secondary cylinder is uniform throughout its length, the walls of both cylinders being provided with cooling fluid chambers, ,therebeing 'oppoisitely disposed inlet and exhaust ports formedthrough the wall of the secondary tegral with the outer'end of the secondary cylinder, there being a spark" plug pocket formed adjacent to the inner end of the secondary cylinder, an open end sleeve arranged in the upper portion of-the smaller cylinderand spaced apart from the wall thereof, which with ports that register sleeve is provided with the ports in said secondary cylinder and sleeve arranged for reciprocatin -1nove-' ment between said first mentioned "sleeve and the wall of the secondarygcylmder which reciprocatingsleeve is provided with ports that are adapted to register with the portsin the first ment oned sleeve and 1n,

the secondary cylinder, a piston arranged for reciprocatory. movement within the first mentioned sleeve, a piston arranged for operationwithin the main cylinder, and means for imparting movement to the .reciprocatingsleeve and to the piston within the first mentioned sleeve in proper time relation to each other and to the movements of the piston in the main cylinder.

In testimony whereof I havesigned name to this specification. EVERETT R. BURTNETT.

f the smaller cylinder and cylinder, crank shaft bearings formed lIl inthe wall of the cylinder casting 

